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By: Michael J. Johnson

Originally Appeared in : 9805-3/1/18

A rare and ancient tradition will take place at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist March 24. In a public ceremony, Catherine Richie, a religion teacher at St. Vincent’s Academy (SVA) in Savannah, will be consecrated as a virgin living in the world.

In church history, prior to the establishment of religious monasteries and convents in the 4th century, women would consecrate their lives – serving God in totality with the Blessed Virgin Mary as their model.